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1 Lonely Planet Publications 296 Index A Aboriginal peoples 40, see also individual tribes books 34 history 34 reservations 100 Acadian flag 212 Acadian Historic Village 180, 9 Acadian Peninsula 181 Acadians, see French Acadians accommodations activities 47, 48-53, 266, see also individual activities Internet resources 49, 51 Advocate Harbour 113 African Nova Scotians 91 air travel 277-9, 280 Alma 170 Amherst 114 animals 44-6, see also individual animals Annapolis Royal Annapolis Valley Anne of Green Gables Antigonish architecture 41 area codes 273 Argentia 233 arts ATMs 271 Avalon Peninsula Avalon Wilderness Reserve B Baddeck bakeapple 260 Ballantyne s Cove 119 Barachois Pond Provincial Park 253 Barnaby Head 161 Barrington 92 Barrington Passage 92 Basin Head Fisheries Museum 198 Battle Harbour 260 Bay Fortune 197 Bay of Fundy 169 Bay St Lawrence Map pages 000 Photograph pages beaches New Brunswick 175, 181 Nova Scotia 78, 79, 89, 96-7 Prince Edward Island 198, Bear River sewage treatment facility 100 Beaverbrooks 144 Bell Island Belliveau Cove 96-7 Birchtown 92 bird-watching 45, 52 Internet resources 52 New Brunswick , 164 Newfoundland & Labrador , 233 Nova Scotia 88, 89, 90, 93, 96, 114, 115 bites 287 black fly 45-6, 267 Blacks Harbour 160 Blanc Sablon (Québec) Blomidon Mountains 252 Blue Heron Scenic Drive 201 bluenoses 65 Bonavista 235 Bonavista Peninsula 233 boat travel 279, books, see also literature cod fishing 34 culture 36 environment 43 food 55, 57 travel 23-5 Borden-Carleton 200 border crossings 279 Bouctouche Brackley Beach 203 breweries 65, 163-4, see also drinks Briar Island 98 bridges 143, 147, 148, 175 Bridgewater 86 Brigus Brimstone Head 242 buddhism 38, 126 Burgeo buried treasure 82 Burin 235 Burin Peninsula burning ship 197 bus travel 279, 281 business hours 266, see also inside front cover C CA Pippy Park 222 Cabot Trail 124-6, 7 itineraries 28-9 Caledonia 88 Campbellton Campobello Island Canada s Chocolate Town 151 Canadian World 207 Canning canoeing 48-9, 88, 149 Canso 135 Cape Blomidon 104 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 124-6, 125 Cape Breton Island , 121 Cape Chignecto Provincial Park 113 Cape d Or 114 Cape Enrage 170 Cape George Cape Jourimain 175 Cape North Cape Ray 255 Cape Sable Island 93 Cape St Francis 228 Cape St Mary 96, 233 Cape Shore Cape Spear 229 Cape Split 105 car travel 279, Caraquet , 8 carbon offset schemes 277 Carbonear Island 232 Cartwright 260 cash 271 Cavendish 206-8, 11, 12 Ceilidh Trail 120 ceilidhs 41, 71, 193 cell phones 273 Central Labrador Central Newfoundland Central Nova Scotia Central Prince Edward Island Central South Coast 243 Change Islands Channel-Port aux Basques 253-5

2 Index (C-F) 297 Charlottetown , 188 accommodations activities 189 bookstores 187 drinking 193 entertainment festivals food history 186 Internet access 187 medical services 187 shopping 194 sights 187 tours 190 travel to/from/within 194 walking tour , 190 Chester 80-1 Chéticamp children, travel with 56, 266 amusement park 103 Cavendish 207 Charlottetown 190 Fredericton 143 Halifax 71 Saint John 164 St John s 223 Church Point 96 cinema Citadel Hill National Historic Site 65-8 climate 22, 266 climate change 277 cloudberry 260 coal mine closure 35, 130, 131 cod fishing 46 books 34 moratorium 35, 236 cold exposure 287 Coleman frog 141 Conception Bay Confederation 33 Confederation Bridge 200 Confederation Trail 199, 200, 209 conservation, see environmental issues consulates 268 Corner Brook 250-2, 251 costs 22-3 courses 57 credit cards 271 crime 267 Crystal Crescent Beach 78 culture books 36 itineraries 29 Cupids 232 customs 57 customs regulations 267 cycling 50-1, 5 New Brunswick 164, 168, 169, 176 Newfoundland & Labrador 280 Nova Scotia 70, 114, 125 Prince Edward Island 189, 196, 199, 200 D Dalvay by the Sea 203 dance 42 dangers 267-8, 283 Darling Lake 95 Dartmouth 77-9 deep-sea fishing 71, 78, 205, see also fishing Deer Island Deer Lake 244 Dennis Johnston 57 Digby 98-9 Digby Neck 97-8 Dildo 232 Dingwall 128 disabilities, travelers with 274 diving 53, 128 Doaktown 178 drinks 54-5 breweries 65, wineries 55, 104, 107, 115 drivers licenses 281 E Earhart, Amelia 34 East Coast Trail 223 East Point Eastern Fundy Shore Eastern Newfoundland Eastern Prince Edward Island Eastern Shore economy 30, 36-42, Edmundston electricity 265 Elmira 199 embassies 268 emergencies 187, see also inside front cover environment 43-7 books 43 environmental hazards 287 environmental issues 46-7 carbon offset schemes 277 cod moratorium 236 green sewage 100 sustainable living 214 tar ponds 130 Evangeline region 212 exchange rates, see inside front cover F fairies 231 farmers markets 56 ferries 279, Ferryland 230 festivals 24, 269, 5 food 55 Charlottetown Halifax 71-2 Fredericton 144 French Acadian 96, 180 Nova Scotia 71 Saint John 164 St John s 224 fish 45 fishing 51, 178-9, 10, see also cod fishing, deep-sea fishing fishing industry 36-7 fjords 245 Flat Earth Society 242 Fogo Island folklore 231 food 54-9, 269 books 55, 57 children, travel with 56 chowder recipe 55 courses 57 customs 57 festivals 55 Internet resources 55 itineraries 29 Newfoundland specialties 225, 16 vegetarian travelers 56 forest industry 37-42, 46-7 Fort Amherst 221, 16 Fort Beauséjour National Historic Site Forteau 259 Fortune 235 François 256 Fredericton , 142 accommodations activities 143 drinking 146 entertainment 146 festivals 144 food shopping 146 sights tours 144 travel within 147 Freeport 98

3 298 Index (F-L) French Acadians festivals 96, 180 flag 212 history 31-2, 37, 177 museums 172, 179, 212 re-created villages 92, 180, 9 French and Indian Wars 33 French Shore French territory frog attraction 141 Fundy bay 169 Fundy Isles , 156 Fundy National Park Fundy tides 169 Fundy Trail Parkway 168 G galleries 141 Gander 240 gay travelers 75, 269 geography 43-4 geology 43-4 giardiasis 286 Glace Bay 131 Glooscap Trail gold panning 86 goods & services tax 271 Goulds 229 government 30 Grand Bank 235 Grand Banks 45 Grand Falls 148 Grand Falls-Windsor 243 Grand Manan Island Grand Pré Grande Anse 181, 9 Grates Cove 232 Great Expulsion 33 green sewage 100 Greenwich 199 Grosses-Coques 96 Guysborough H Halifax 61-79, 66-7 accommodations 72-3 activities 70 bookstores 61 Downtown 65-8 drinking Map pages 000 Photograph pages emergency services 64 entertainment 74-5 festivals 71-2 food 73-4 gay travelers 75 Halifax Explosion 34, 61 history 61 Hurricane Juan 61, 68 Internet access 61 lesbian travelers 75 medical services 64 North End 69 postal services 64 shopping 76 sights 65-9 tourist information 64-5 tours 71 travel to/from 76 travel within 76-7 walking tour 70, 70 Waterfront 68-9 Halifax Explosion 34, 61 Hall s Harbour 105 Happy Valley-Goose Bay Harbour Breton 243 Harbour Grace 232 Hartland 148, 8 health Heart s Content 232 Hermitage 243 hiking 48 Briar Island 98 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 125 Cape Chignecto Coastal Trail 113 Cape Mabou Highlands 122 Cape Split 105 Fundy National Park 168, 169 Grand Manan Island 159 Gros Morne National Park 245 Halifax 70 highlights 149 Kejimkujik National Park 88 Mt Carleton Provincial Park 149 Taylor Head Provincial Park historic sites 24, 131-2, 147-8, 163, 187, 248, 7, 14 history 31-5 Aboriginal rights 34 Confederation 33 European settlement 31-2 French and English wars 32-3 Great Expulsion 33 Halifax Explosion 34 Partial Test Ban Treaty 34 world wars 33-4 hitchhiking 283 HIV/AIDS 286 holidays 269 Hopewell Rocks 170-1, 8 House of Green Gables 206, 12 Hurricane Juan 61, 68 I Iceberg Alley 250, 14 iceberg-spotting 229, 240, 241, 242, 249, 250 immigration 38, 276 Immigration Museum 69 infectious diseases Ingonish 128 Innu 34, 40, 257, see also Aboriginal peoples insects 267 insurance , 282, 285 Internet access 270 Internet resources 25, 36, 38, 41, 55 Inuit 40, 257, 260-1, see also Aboriginal peoples Inverness Iona 134 Isle aux Morts 255 Isle Madame 135 itineraries 20-1, 26-9 J Japanese connection 207 Jeddore Oyster Pond 137 Joggins 114 K kayaking 48-9 New Brunswick 177 Newfoundland & Labrador , 239, 244-7, 245 Nova Scotia 70 Prince Edward Island 205 Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct Kensington 209 Kentville King s Landing Historical Settlement kissing bridges 148 Kouchibouguac National Park L La Manche Provincial Park 230 Labrador , 258

4 Index (L-P) 299 Labrador City Labrador Straits Labrador West LaHave 86-7 LaHave Islands 87 language 58-9, 220 L Anse Amour 259 L Anse au Clair L Anse aux Meadows L Anse aux Meadows National Historic site 248, 14 Lawrencetown Beach 137 legal matters 270 Lennox Island 213 Leonowens, Anna 68 lepers 180 lesbian travelers 75, 269 Lewisporte Lighthouse Route literature 39 Liverpool 87-8 lobster 105, 175, 205 local transportation 283 Lockeport 90 Long Island 97-8 Louisbourg Louisbourg National Historic Site 131-2, 7 Lower North Shore (Québec) 259 Loyalist historic site 163 Lunenburg 83-6, 84, 6 Lyme disease 286 M Mabou Mactaquac 147 magazines 265 Magnetic Hill 171 Mahone Bay 81-3 Maitland Makkovik 261 Malpeque 208-9, 11 Marble Mountain Marconi, Guglielmo 34, 220 Margaree Valley 123 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 68-9 Maritimes itineraries 27 markets 56 Mary Celeste Mary s Harbour 260 Mary s Point 170 McNabs Island 69 measures 265 Meat Cove 127 medical supplies 286 Meteghan 96 metric conversions, see inside front cover Mi kmaq 40, 133, 213, see also Aboriginal peoples migration 30, 236 mining 261 mine closures 35, 130, 131 museum 131 Miquelon Miramichi Miramichi River Miramichi River Valley Miscouche 212 Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve 231 mobile phones 273 Moncton 171-4, 172 money 271-2, see also inside front cover costs 22-3 discount cards 268 money pit 82 Montague 196 Montgomery, Lucy Maud 206 birthplace 208 motorcycle travel 279, Mt Bailey 149 Mt Carleton 149 Mt Carleton Provincial Park , 10 Mt Stewart 199 mountain biking 50-1, see also cycling multiculturalism 91 museums geological 112, 131 maritime 68-9, 83, 163, military 141 music 40 N Nain 261 national parks 46, 47 entrance discounts 268 New Brunswick , Newfoundland & Labrador , Nova Scotia 88-9, Prince Edward Island Natuashish 261 Neils Harbour 128 New Brunswick , 139, 8-10 bridges 148 highlights 138 itineraries 140 New Glasgow 118, 204 New London 208 New River Provincial Park 161 New World Island Newfanese 220 Newfoundland , 217 animals 223 food 225 Internet resources 38 language 220 Newfoundland & Labrador , highlights 216 itineraries 218 newspapers 38, 265 Norstead 248 North Cape 209, 214 North Cape Coastal Drive 209 North Mountain 104 North Rustico North Sydney Northeastern New Brunswick Northern Coast Northern Peninsula Northumberland Shore Northumberland Straits 197 Nova Scotia , 62-3, 80, 5-7 bluenoses 65 festivals 71 itineraries 26, 64 O ocean currents 268 oil industry 37, 47 Orwell 195 outmigration 30, 236 Ovens Natural Park 86 oysters 208-9, 212 P painting 41 Panmure Island 195 Park Corner 208 Parrsboro Partial Test Ban Treaty 34, 115 Partridge Island 112 passports 276 Peary, Robert E 34 Peggy s Cove personal checks 271 Petit Rocher 181 Petty Harbour 229 phone codes 273 phonecards 273 Pictou Pinware 259 Pioneer Farm 214

5 300 Index (P-T ) pirates 35, 82 Placentia 233 planning 22-5, 268 plants 46 Pleasant Bay Point Pleasant Park 69 Pointe d Église 96 Points East Coastal Drive 196 Pomquet population 30, 37, 40, 91 Port au Choix 247 Port au Port Peninsula 253 Port aux Basques 253-5, 254 Port Greville 112 Port Hastings 120 Port Maitland 95 Port Williams 104 postal services 272 Prince Edward Island , 185, highlights 184 itineraries 186 landscapes 187 Prince Edward Island National Park Prospect 78 Province House National Historic Site 187 provincial parks 46, 47 New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador 230 Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island 195, 198 publishing industry 38 Pubnico 92 pubs 55, see also drinks Pugwash 115 Q Queensland Beach 79 Quidi Vidi 221 R rabies radio 265 Red Bay refunds Région Évangéline 212 religion 38 responsible travel 43 restaurants Map pages 000 Photograph pages Reversing Falls 163 road travel 283 rock climbing 53 Roosevelt, Franklin D 157 Rose Blanche 255 rum-running 231, 238 Rustico 203-4, 13 S Sable Island 136 Sackville 174 Saddle Island 260 St Andrews By-The-Sea 152-5, 153 St Ann 204 St Ann s Bay St Anthony St Barbe St Bernard 97 St Elmo s Fire 197 Saint John 160-7, 162 accommodations 165 activities 164 drinking 166 entertainment 166 festivals 164 food 166 history 161 sights tours 164 travel to/from/within Saint John River Valley St John s 74, , 219 accommodation activities bookstores 218 drinking emergency services 219 entertainment 227 festivals 224 food history Internet access 219 medical services 220 shopping 227 sights 220 tours 223 travel to/from travel within 228 St Lawrence 235 St Lawrence Bay 127 St Louis de Kent 176 St Margaret s Bay 79 St Martins St Peters 199 St-Pierre St Quentin 150 St Stephen 151-2, 151 Sambro 78 Scots Bay 105 screeched in 227 scuba diving 53, 128 Seal Cove 159 seals 44-5 Seven Years War 33 sewage treatment facility 100 Shediac 175 Shelburne 90-1 Sherbrooke 135 shipwrecks 136, 245, 255, 259 shopping 272 Shubenacadie 108 Signal Hill National Historic Site 220 skiing 52-3, 125, 245, 250-1, 263 snowboarding 52-3 snow-kiting 53 solo travelers 272 Souris South Coast Outports South Harbour South Shore Southeastern Avalon Peninsula Southeastern New Brunswick special events, see festivals Spencers Island sports 38 Stephenville 253 Sugarloaf Provincial Park 182 Summerside , 210 Sunrise Trail surfing 52 sustainable living 214 sustainable travel 277 swimming 169, 177 Sydney T Tablelands Tancook Island 81 Tangier 137 tar ponds 130 Tatamagouche taxes 58, 271-2, 278 Taylor Head Provincial Park telephone 273 Terra Nova National Park theatre 42 tides 268 tidal bores 108, 171 tidal power 104 world s highest 169

6 Lonely Planet Publications Index (T-Y) 301 Tignish Tilting 242 time 273 tipping 58, 272 Titanic 34, 39, 61, 221 Internet resources 33 Tiverton 97 tourist information tours 274 Tracadie-Sheila 179 train travel 279, Trans-Canada Trail 48 travel books 23-5 to/from Atlantic Canada within Atlantic Canada traveler s checks 272 tree sculptures 109 Trinity Trinity Bay 232 Truro TV 39-40, 265 Twillingate Island Tyne Valley U unemployment 30 V vacations 269 vaccinations 285 vegetarian travelers 56 Victoria video systems 265 Viking site 248 Viking trail itineraries 28 visas 274-5, see also passports volunteering 275 W Wabush Wagmatcook 133 Wallace 115 Wapusakatto Mountains 263 waterfalls 148 weather 22, 266 weights 265 Wentworth 115 West Nile virus 287 West Pubnico 92 Western Fundy Shore Western Newfoundland Western Prince Edward Island Westport 98 whales 44 whale-watching New Brunswick 157, 159 Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia 71, 78, 84, 97-8, 126 Whycocomagh 134 wild horses 136 wildlife 44-6, 5 wildlife park 108 Windsor wineries 55, 104, 107, 115, see also drinks Witless Bay Ecological Reserve Wolfville women travelers 273, 275 Wood Islands 195 world wars 33-4 Y Yarmouth 92-5, 94 yoga 51 Lonely Planet Publications. To make it easier for you to use, access to this chapter is not digitally restricted. In return, we think it s fair to ask you to use it for personal, non-commercial purposes only. In other words, please don t upload this chapter to a peer-to-peer site, mass it to everyone you know, or resell it. See the terms and conditions on our site for a longer way of saying the above - Do the right thing with our content.